{"id":11666,"date":"2017-09-08T16:12:46","date_gmt":"2017-09-08T23:12:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vsiena2021.ave25.com\/wedding-talk\/?p=11666"},"modified":"2017-09-08T16:12:46","modified_gmt":"2017-09-08T23:12:46","slug":"lisa-brandon-february-19-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/lisa-brandon-february-19-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Lisa &#038; Brandon ~ February 19, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/green-wedding-Villa-Siena-10-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11668 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/green-wedding-Villa-Siena-10-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/green-wedding-Villa-Siena-10-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/green-wedding-Villa-Siena-10-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/green-wedding-Villa-Siena-10-1-768x508.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a>\n<p>Lisa and Brandon, who met through mutual friends, were married on February 19, 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Lisa wore a lovely lace Maggie Sottero gown featuring a mermaid silhouette with cap sleeves, a sweetheart neckline, and buttons down the back, topped off with a lace-edged veil. She carried a large bouquet that included white roses and peonies interspersed with eucalyptus and other botanical elements. Her four bridesmaids wore flowing full-length gowns in varying shades of pale green, and carried smaller version of the bride\u2019s bouquet.<\/p>\n<p>Brandon got married in a three-piece gray suit with gray shirt, white tie, and white floral boutonniere. His three groomsmen wore three-piece gray suits with gray shirts, pale green ties, and white floral boutonnieres.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/green-wedding-Villa-Siena-7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11669 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/green-wedding-Villa-Siena-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/green-wedding-Villa-Siena-7.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/green-wedding-Villa-Siena-7-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/green-wedding-Villa-Siena-7-768x508.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a>\n<p>The couple was married in a traditional ceremony that included an opening blessing delivered by a friend of Brandon\u2019s. Lisa\u2019s family sang a song, and a number of Romanian traditions were included.<\/p>\n<p>At the reception, guests enjoyed a meal of Caesar salad followed by filet mignon with burgundy bordelaise and mushroom duxelle sauce and grilled chicken breast with a garlic herb glaze, and potatoes au gratin with Gruyere and mozzarella.<\/p>\n<p>During the speeches, Lisa\u2019s maid of honor told the story of Brandon and Lisa\u2019s first date, and thanked the parents for putting on such a beautiful event. Brandon\u2019s best man became emotional when he spoke about how after 20 years, he and the groom are more like brothers than friends.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/green-wedding-Villa-Siena-22.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11670 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/green-wedding-Villa-Siena-22.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/green-wedding-Villa-Siena-22.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/green-wedding-Villa-Siena-22-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/green-wedding-Villa-Siena-22-768x508.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a>\n<p>When it was time to cut the cake, which was four tiers decorated with flowers and topped with a photo of the couple, guests had a choice between white cake with lemon raspberry or chocolate cake with chocolate ganache and raspberries.<\/p>\n<p>Brandon and Lisa\u2019s honeymoon took them on a roadtrip to Washington on the Pacific Coast Highway, and we wish them nothing but love and happiness on their new journey together!<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/green-wedding-Villa-Siena-19.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11671 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/green-wedding-Villa-Siena-19.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/green-wedding-Villa-Siena-19.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/green-wedding-Villa-Siena-19-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/green-wedding-Villa-Siena-19-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a>\n<p>Photography by: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mintmintmint.com\/\">Mint Photography<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To view more photos from this wedding, please visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pg\/VillaSiena\/photos\/?tab=album&amp;album_id=1811049948922400\">Facebook<\/a> or view our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/photo-gallery\/photostream.html?album=918\">Photo Gallery<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lisa and Brandon, who met through mutual friends, were married on February 19, 2017. Lisa wore a lovely lace Maggie Sottero gown featuring a mermaid silhouette with cap sleeves, a sweetheart neckline, and buttons down the back, topped off with a lace-edged veil. She carried a large bouquet that included white roses and peonies interspersed&#8230;  <a class=\"excerpt-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/lisa-brandon-february-19-2017\/\" title=\"Read Lisa &#038; Brandon ~ February 19, 2017\">Read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11667,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11666","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wedding-ceremony-and-reception"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11666","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11666"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11666\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11672,"href":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11666\/revisions\/11672"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11667"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11666"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11666"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11666"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}